The final legs of the return journey back in Europe.

          Video showing M18-18 clip from Brian Iles's film of his return flight from RAF Jever to Bulawayo, Africa in his Miles M-18 light aircraft beginning on Tuesday 20th July 1954 and starting their return on Monday 16th August 1954.   They left El Adem at 04:45hrs the next morning Wednesday 25Aug54.   It was a flight of 2 hrs and 25 mins across the Mediterranean to Crete where they landed at Heraklion for re-fuelling.   There are some shots of the rough seas, presumably in Crete.   Then they are airborne again at 09:20 hours for the 2 hour flight to Athens.   They seem to have taken the afternoon off for some sightseeing around Athens.   There are some shots of the Acropolis and Brian and Sandy reading their guide books.   After more shots around tha Acropolis they are airborne again over Athens the next day at 10:20 hrs on the Thursday 26Aug54.   (2 mins 34 secs/30 mins 49 secs/3 mins 22 secs/1 mins 41 secs/51 secs)

          Video showing M18-19 clip from Brian Iles's film of his return flight from RAF Jever to Bulawayo, Africa in his Miles M-18 light aircraft beginning on Tuesday 20th July 1954 and starting their return on Monday 16th August 1954.   This clip shows the final shots of sightseeing in Athens.   At 1020 hrs on Thursday 26th August 1954 they took off from Athens and flew via Araxos to Brindisi where they landed at 14:15 hrs.   After a night's rest they left Brindisi early at 0605 hrs on Friday 27th August 1954 and landed at Rome (Urbe) three hours later.   I think the next shot of a car driving along a road beside a river is probably taken in Rome - but does anyone recognise the monument on the other side of the river?   They obviously did some sightseeing in Rome, including St Peter's Square in front of the Vatican, but after six and a quarter hours they were airborne again from Rome at 1515 hrs that afternoon.   (1 min 40 secs/20 mins 3 secs/2 mins 12 secs/1 min 6 secs/33 secs)

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..And after a long round trip - 10 days flying each way.

Brian ILES and Sandy SANDERSON on arriving back from Rhodesia in Brian's Miles-18 on 30Aug54.
L to R: Unknown, Unknown with camera, Unknown, Unknown, Brian ILES, Sandy SANDERSON.
(Click to see F540 report).       (Thanks to Tom Balfour.)

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